🇷🇺🇲🇱📞 On September 10, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goïta had a telephone conversation.

Vladimir Putin expressed condolences in connection with the terrorist attack in northeastern Mali on September 7.

The Presidents had a substantive exchange of opinions on practical measures for the further development of Russia-Mali cooperation in various areas, such as trade, the economy and humanitarian spheres, as well as efforts to tackle terrorism.

Assimi Goïta thanked Vladimir Putin for the support provided by the Russian side, in particular, during the recent UN Security Council vote on lifting international sanctions against the Republic of Mali.

While discussing issues of ensuring stability in West Africa and the Sahara-Sahel region, the sides agreed on the need to resolve the situation in the Republic of Niger through political and diplomatic means.

The presidents agreed to continue contacts at various levels.

#RussiaMali

🎙 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

💬 Today, editor-in-chief of the Russian News federal news and information portal Yekaterina Nadolskaya was, in an offensive way, denied access to the news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the G20 Summit in New Delhi. Moreover, the French attempted to break her phone. The reason for such discrimination, as plainly spelled out by a French press service employee, was that the journalist represented a Russia media outlet.

I wonder if the Western media, worried about freedom of speech and concerned about rights (for example, Politico Europe) will again fail to notice yet another racist outburst by Macron’s team against the Russian media? Will they again be astounded by our response to the lawlessness against the Russian media committed by the authorities in EU countries?

We cannot and will not submissively ignore the fact that the vanguard of the Western pseudo democracies, this time represented by France, have displayed yet another instance of racial discrimination and violation of the basic principles of democracy. In addition to the real witch hunt unleashed by Paris in its own media space, by actually annihilating the presence of Russian broadcasters in the French public domain and creating unbearable conditions for Russian correspondents, now they do not hesitate to export such neglect of pluralism and media rights outside the area of the “collective West,” that is, to the countries and regions France has been lecturing for decades about democracy and freedom of speech.

This policy drenched with falsehood, arrogance and a superiority complex, will ultimately play against its pursuers. We regard the incident as a flagrant manifestation of racism and aggressive nationalism since it is in essence an act of discrimination on the grounds of national origin.

❗️ We demand that the Elysee Palace offer an apology to the media representative.

At present, representatives of 11 French media are accredited in Russia. They all have a free access to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s press events. By the way, no one prevented the AFP correspondent and cameraman from attending today’s press conference by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following the G20 Summit.

Regional & local elections held successfully✅
Donetsk & Lugansk Republics, Kherson & Zaporozhye regions voted for the first time after expressing free will to reunite with their true Homeland in 2022.
The results once again testify to absolute support for 🇷🇺 government policy & leadership.

🎙 Comment by the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova regarding an earthquake in Morocco

💬 A devastating earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7 on the Richter scale struck the central parts of the Kingdom of Morocco with an epicentre in the Marrakesh-Safi region in the early hours of September 9. According to the latest information, 632 people were killed and more than 300 injured as a result of the disaster. Significant damage was caused to housing and transport infrastructure.

We express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery.

☝️ The Russian Embassy in Rabat and the Consulate General in Casablanca are in close contact with Moroccan authorities. According to our diplomats, there are no Russian citizens among the earthquake victims.

📰 FM Sergey Lavrov's article for the Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup (September 11, 2023)

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5️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on September 11, 1973, a significant event took place in Chile that became an immense shock to the global community. The Popular Unity government was overthrown in a bloody coup d'etat and the military dictatorship of the General Pinochet-led junta was established.

🕯 The tragedy of Chile became our tragedy, and the history of Chile became a page in our history as well.

Even before Salvador Allende took office, Washington had pursued a policy seeking to overthrow him, using an entire arsenal of political blackmail and pressure methods, making every effort to destabilise the internal situation in the country. Americans made extensive use of the tools which, in their concentrated form, were later dubbed as colour revolutions.

📄 Now we can find a significant amount of publicly available materials that expose the unsavoury role of the US Department of State and the CIA, as well as other American departments, in those events. Back in September 1974, Seymour Hersh, a well-known US investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, was among the first to reveal the subversive activities of the White House towards Chile.

This truly Machiavellian modus operandi allowed those who orchestrated the coup in the South American country to achieve their goal. Given the successful ‘test-run,’ this package of destructive actions became a sort of template that Washington and its satellites are still putting to use in relation to sovereign governments across the globe.

🇷🇺🇨🇱 Russia-Chile diplomatic relations were restored immediately following the collapse of the Pinochet regime in March 1990; they have consistently developed since then.

🤝 I am confident that the traditions established by Salvador Allende and continued by his true followers will grow stronger for the benefit of our nations.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to organisers and participants in the International Anti-Fascist Forum-2023

💬 Symbolically, the motto of your meeting is Remembering the Past and Thinking about the Future. This year, we celebrate the milestone anniversaries of several key events in the Great Patriotic War, including the rout of German forces in the battles of Stalingrad and Kursk and the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. These momentous events were a prelude to the liberation of the peoples of the former USSR and Europe from the “plague of brown shirts.”

Regrettably, today’s world has again run into the consequences of unlearned past lessons:

• Certain states have glorified Nazi collaborators for decades and actually legalised cultural and language segregation.

• A mean war is being waged against Soviet memorial heritage, with the graves of liberator soldiers being desecrated.

• Hatred towards everything related to Russia is encouraged. This has culminated in a hybrid war unleashed by the collective West against Russia in the context of the special military operation aimed at protecting the people of Donbass from the Ukrainian neo-Nazis.

👉 Under these conditions, consolidation of all sober-minded forces is needed as never before to counteract the rewriting of history and the spread of the ideology of intolerance.

I am confident that your forum will make a noticeable contribution to this work.

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🎙 President Vladimir Putin’s address at the Plenary Session of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (September 12, 2023)

💬 In these conditions the world sees the expanding space for actual business cooperation between states that do not yield to external pressure but pursue their own national interests. We are witnessing a new emerging model of relationships and integration – and not by Western patterns, for the elite, for the chosen ‘golden billion,’ but for the entire humanity.

🤝 I expect our trade with the APR countries and economic relations in general to further expand, because Russia, our Far East, is open to strengthening trade and cooperation ties, and the potential of such cooperation simply cannot be overestimated.

We have come up with special tax, administrative and customs preferences in the Far East in order to promote the development of industrial sites and high-tech production facilities and to create new jobs, and we have taken on the construction of infrastructure and bringing utilities to industrial sites.

🚢 Transport projects are important as a means of support for business initiatives and in general for the economy of the Arctic and the Far East and for local residents there. It is necessary to expand the existing logistics routes and open new corridors for cargo operations.

Development of the Northern Sea Route has special priority among these projects. Thirty-four million tonnes of cargo were shipped using the route last year. In the next few years, the cargo traffic on this global transport corridor will only grow

Thanks to the initiative of private investors, we are building the Pacific Railway and a new port on the Sea of Okhotsk, which will allow us to utilise the resources of Yakutia and the northern regions in the Khabarovsk Territory, and to secure direct access to Asia-Pacific markets.

❗️ The Far East is Russia’s strategic priority for the entire 21st century, and we will stick to this.

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🇷🇺🇰🇵 President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un held talks at the Vostochny Space Launch Centre.

Following the talks with participation of the countries’ delegations, the two leaders held a one-on-one meeting.

💬 Vladimir Putin: Mr Chairman,

I am delighted to see you again and to welcome you to Russia. This time we are meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. <...>

The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea has recently celebrated the 75th Anniversary of its founding, and we established diplomatic relations 75 years ago. I would like to remind you that our country was the first to recognise the sovereignty and independence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

This year we mark 70 years since the end of the war for independence and the Korean people’s victory in that war. It is a landmark date because our country also helped our friends in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to fight for their independence.

Of course, we need to talk about our economic cooperation, humanitarian issues and the situation in the region.

There are many issues we will discuss. I would like to say that I am glad to see you. Thank for accepting our invitation to come to Russia.

Welcome.

🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi over the loss of life and massive destruction caused by a storm and floods in the northeast of the country.

✉️ We share the pain and grief of the friendly people of Libya. And, of course, we are ready to provide all the assistance needed.

The President of Russia asked to convey his words of sympathy and support to the victims’ families and friends.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme (September 13, 2023)

❓ Question: Russia still maintains sanctions against North Korea. How does this agree with the new stage in relations with Pyongyang?

💬 Sergey Lavrov: Sanctions against North Korea were introduced in a totally different geopolitical situation. At that time, there were problems with starting a dialogue and there were pointed debates at the UN Security Council. But in 2017, when the latest resolution was approved, we said firmly that there would be no further sanctions against North Korea. Our Chinese partners adopted an identical position.

This was primarily because all our Western colleagues promised to follow the political track and address humanitarian issues in parallel with the measures pursued by the UN Security Council. This was yet another lie. They deceived us, along with the Chinese, and the North Koreans.

In May 2022, therefore, when the Americans wanted to approve yet another resolution on sanctions, we blocked its passing. Moreover we and our Chinese friends drafted a resolution aimed entirely at solving the DPRK’s grave humanitarian problems and at resuming the political process as part of the project to strengthen security in Northeast Asia.

Instead, the Americans, along with South Korea and Japan, as well as the British, the Australians, and potentially New Zealand, are rushing weapons to the area. They are also transferring elements of their strategic forces to the south of the Korean Peninsula and discussing the possibility of their nuclear weapons being deployed under this or that guise in South Korea and Japan. Their flat refusal to become involved in any political measures dooms to failure any further attempts to push a sanctions resolution through the UN Security Council.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions from Vesti news programme "on the sidelines" of the Eastern Economic Forum (Vladivostok, September 12, 2023)

❓ Question: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made quite a splash when he said that Ukraine was ready to hold talks with Russia. If they do get underway, the United States would follow. What do you think about this?

💬 Sergey Lavrov: In 2022, Vladimir Zelensky signed an executive order prohibiting any talks with the Russian Government or Vladimir Putin. The whole world knows this. If those directing the actions of this regime decided that the Ukrainians must be ready to enter into talks, the first step would probably be to recommend or order that they rescind the order or decree prohibiting these talks.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin has said many times that Russia does not reject talks. Those trying to avoid talks must know that the longer they drag their feet on this matter, the harder it will be for us to find common ground.

❓Question: Some claimed that the goal for his trip to Kiev was to convince Kiev to enter talks.

💬 Sergey Lavrov: I would rather not try to make any guesses on this matter. So far, the Ukrainian regime has been berating everyone, including the Americans, the Europeans, and all other countries, asking for more money, assistance, weapons and ammunition.

Representatives of the Ukrainian regime can be heard making statements to this effect every day. Dmitry Kuleba, the so-called colleague of mine, has recently met with Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Kiev and complained on camera that the Germans refuse to supply long-range missile systems. He ended his diatribe by saying that they would end up delivering these weapons anyway.

This is the kind of client Ukraine is. Those who created this regime must know how to deal with it.

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1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on September 13, 1923, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya was born: partisan, saboteur, and the first woman awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously) during the Great Patriotic War.

When the war broke out, Zoya had just finished the ninth grade of a Moscow secondary school. In October 1941, at the height of the Battle of Moscow, she was, at her own initiative, enlisted as a private in reconnaissance and sabotage military unit No. 9903.

In November 1941, Zoya’s group operated near Volokolamsk: it participated in mining roads and destroying enemy wire lines. While performing a combat mission in the village of Petrishchevo, the girl was captured by the Nazis.

Despite being tortured and bullied by the Germans, the girl did not betray any of her comrades, nor did she give up any information that constituted a military secret. Desperate to get any information, the angry Nazis decided to hang her in front of the residents of a village occupied by the Nazis.

💬 Zoya’s last words were: “You’ll hang me now, but I’m not alone. There are two hundred million of us. You cannot hang everyone. I will be avenged.” The girl’s body hung in the square for about a month, and the Germans mocked it. She was only 18 years old when she died...

🎖 On February 16, 1942, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Her heroic deed was remembered many times in literature and music while dozens of streets, a mountain peak and an asteroid were named after her.

Her example inspired hundreds of thousands of other young people to resist the enemy. In particular, Zoya’s younger brother, Alexander Kosmodemyansky went to the front at the age of 17 after his sister died. The future Hero of the Soviet Union wrote the inscription, “For Zoya” on his tank.

#WeRemember

⚡️ Russia's position at the seventy-eighth session of the UN General Assembly:

International information security

📃 We advocate for maintaining the central role of the UN, in particular the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG), in the global negotiation process on international information security (IIS). It is important to prevent the Western countries from replacing the OEWG with non-transparent mechanisms under their control and defend the strictly interstate character of the adoption procedure for universal decisions on IIS.

❗️ The Group should focus its work on giving binding legal effect to the rules, norms and principles of responsible behaviour in the information space. We call for the development and adoption of a universal international legal instrument aimed primarily at strengthening cooperation in preventing conflicts in the use of ICTs.

👉 Together with a group of supporters, we have drafted and presented an outline of a UN convention on IIS to provide a model for such document.

We intend to submit to the First Committee of the 78th UNGA session an anniversary (25 years) Russian draft of the annual resolution "Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security". It will reflect the outcomes of the OEWG's work in 2023, including the creation of a global intergovernmental registry of points of contact for the exchange of information on computer attacks/incidents. We urge all countries to support our draft.

Similarly, we view the formation of an international legal regime for the fight against information crime as a priority within the Third Committee of the UNGA. We believe it is necessary to conclude a universal treaty aimed at countering the use of ICTs for extremist, terrorist and other criminal purposes and building mutually beneficial international cooperation among law enforcement agencies in this area.

#UNGA78

🗓 On September 13, 1943, 8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued a decree posthumously conferring the Hero of the Soviet Union title on the leaders of Young Guard – the underground Komsomol organisation in Krasnodon – Ulyana Gromova, Ivan Zemnukhov, Oleg Koshevoy, Sergey Tyulenin and Lyubov Shevtsova.

Krasnodon was occupied by the Nazis in July 1942. Almost immediately, youth underground groups began forming in the city and its environs.

By the end of September, smaller groups merged into a single organisation they called the Young Guard. According to various estimates, the group included up to a hundred young adults, the youngest of them only 14.

💬 When they joined the Young Guards new members took the oath: As I join the ranks of the Young Guard, I do solemnly swear in front of my brothers in arms, in front of my long-suffering native land, and in front of all the people... I swear to avenge mercilessly the cities and villages that were burned down, our people’s blood...

⚔️ The Young Guard members fought bravely and selflessly against the German invaders in their hometown of Krasnodon in Donbass. They carried out successful acts of sabotage, distributed anti-fascist leaflets, destroyed the Nazis' vehicles and provisions, and took part in saving Soviet soldiers from captivity.

🕯 After the Nazis tracked down the underground group in January 1943 and mass arrests began, the Young Guards who were captured by the Germans refused to cooperate with the enemy despite brutal torture and cruelty, and gave their lives for the Motherland. Only 14 Young Guard activists managed to escape and continued to fight the Nazis.

On March 1, 1943, the murdered members of the Young Guards were buried with honours in a communal grave in the Komsomol Park in the centre of the city.

#FacesOfVictory

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions from the Moscow.Kremlin.Putin television programme (September 13, 2023)

❓ Question: Can we lift the sanctions against North Korea?

💬 Sergey Lavrov: We did not impose any sanctions on North Korea. They were imposed by the UN Security Council. You should address this question to the council. We will continue to develop equal and fair cooperation with the DPRK.

❓ Question: What is your opinion on the numerous articles in the Western media claiming that either North Korea is about to supply weapons to us or vice versa?

💬 Sergey Lavrov: I have stopped paying attention to what the Western media report, especially after the West breached every possible contractual obligation. Specifically, by supplying a great amount of Soviet and Russian military equipment from the Western countries (tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery) to the Kiev regime, in full violation of the end use certificates, according to which those weapons must not be transferred anywhere without the selling party’s consent.

#Antifake

🇺🇸 We have taken note of the bulletin published by the Global Engagement Centre of the US Department of State titled The Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine’s Children, which is a package of absurd accusations against Russia.

That combination of fake information was previously used by many Anglo-Saxon media outlets at the behest of the Kiev regime and the Western PR companies serving it. That fake information has been given official status by the United States’ foreign policy department.

❗️ We have picked apart these lies several times with the help of concerned experts. In April 2023, Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova, who is mentioned several times in the bulletin of the US Department of State, spoke in detail at the Foreign Ministry of Russia about her activities during the special military operation and presented a special bulletin, which included details about the protection of children’s rights and debunked fake news promoted by the Ukrainian and Western media and official agencies.

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Once again: the Russian Federation does not have a programme for the adoption of children from the zone of the special military operation. Information about thousands of children being adopted there is inaccurate.

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Russia has never kept secret its activities in the interests of Ukraine’s children on our territory. Maria Lvova-Belova reports regularly, based on facts and figures, including for the international audience, about the situation of children evacuated from the zone of hostilities and measures taken by appropriate Russian agencies to help with the reunification of underage Ukrainian citizens with their relatives.

☝️ With this aim in view, we have established ties with the International Committee of the Red Cross and liaisons from the Ukrainian side. This information is publicly available. However, the US Department of State never publishes it, preferring instead to compile “reports” that are based on sick fantasies instead of facts.

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